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Luis Gonzalez enters Latin American Sports HOF

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PHOENIX - Arizona Diamondbacks legend Luis Gonzalez will be inducted into the Latin American Sports Hall of Fame this Saturday, Jan. 18 in Laredo, Texas. Gonzalez will be the 16th Major League Baseball player to be inducted into the Latin American Sports Hall of Fame that will also honor Tino Martinez as well as seven additional athletes and professionals this Saturday.

The Cuban-American played 19 years in the big leagues, compiling 596 career doubles, the 15th-highest total in baseball history. He posted a .283 batting average, 2,591 hits, 354 home runs and 1,439 RBI during his career with the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins and D-backs.

For his contributions as a player and a member in the community, Gonzalez became the first former player to have his number retired by the D-backs during a pregame ceremony on Aug. 7, 2010.

One of the most popular figures in D-backs history because of the way he interacted with fans and his game-winning single in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series to give the organization its first World Championship, Gonzalez begins his fifth full season as a Special Assistant to D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall.